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WATCH: Massive Mural Of Underwater Sea Life Pops Up In The East End

Tomeka Weatherspoon

Posted on December 11, 2017 · They call the piece "Turtle Soup"

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Why do some much-needed transportation projects take so long to complete?

Joshua Zinn

Posted on June 13, 2023 · Mayor Turner set a deadline to start an East End underpass project to alleviate traffic problems caused by stalled trains, but it has been in the works for years. What gives?

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Houston awarded $36.9 million federal grant to build railroad underpasses in East End neighborhood plagued by stopped trains

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on June 5, 2023 · As part of the West Belt Improvement Project, seven at-grade railroad crossings will be closed and a total of four underpasses will be constructed on York Street and at the intersection of Commerce Street and Navigation Boulevard.

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Houston City Council delays vote on conservation district program

Ashley Brown

Posted on March 29, 2023 · Six communities are set to be part of a pilot program that could test the benefits of a conservation designation.

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Two downtown Houston murals celebrate Black women, social change in honor of Black History Month

Ashley Brown

Posted on February 13, 2023 · One of the murals honors State Representative Senfronia Thompson, who is serving her 25th term in the Texas Legislature.

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